Then Mr. and Mrs. Brown went to bed, after Uncle Tad had heard the story, and the rest of the night passed quietly. At the breakfast table Bunny and Sue were told of what had happened.
Bunny wanted to go right out with Uncle Tad, who was to take his gun.
"We'll hunt him and get the twenty-five dollars," said the little fellow.
"No. You'd better play around here for a while," ordered his father. "It will be safer."
"I wouldn't let him out of my sight for a million dollars!" cried Mrs. Brown.
"But we could take the two dogs, Dix and Splash, with us, and they could bite the lion if he chased us," said Bunny.
His mother shook her head, and Bunny knew there was no use teasing any more.
"I wouldn't go after any lion!" declared Sue. "And I want to find a good place to hide Sallie Malinda."
"So the lion can't find her," said the little girl. "Lions don't like bears and this one might bite Sallie Malinda. Then maybe she couldn't flash her eyes any more." The Teddy bear had dried out after the fall into the lake, and was as good as ever.